Flashbacks in Film examines film flashback as a rich multimodal narrative device, analyzing the cognitive underpinnings of film flashbacks and the mechanisms that lead viewers to successfully comprehend them.
Combining a cognitive film theory approach with the theoretical framework proposed by blending theory, which claims that human beings' general ability for conceptual integration underlies most of our daily activities, this book argues that flashbacks make sense to the viewer, as they are specifically designed for the viewer's cognitive understanding. Through a mixture of analysis and dozens of case studies, this book demonstrates that successful film flashbacks appeal to the spectator's natural perceptual and cognitive abilities, which spectators exercise daily.
This book will serve as a valuable resource for scholars interested in film studies, media studies, and cognitive linguistics.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"In conclusion, Gordejuela has put forward a book that is rich in content and that opens up new questions just as it answers its principal ones. As such, it is likely to spark productive discussions in many related research fields." - Federica Cavaletti
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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33 s/w Abbildungen, 33 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 1 s/w Tabelle
1 Tables, black and white; 33 Halftones, black and white; 33 Illustrations, black and white
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Höhe: 235 mm
Breite: 157 mm
Dicke: 15 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-367-72133-6 (9780367721336)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Adriana Gordejuela is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Culture and Society of the University of Navarra, Spain.
1. Introduction: a cognitive approach to film; 2. Flashbacks in film; 3. Blended joint attention; 4. Viewpoint compression; 5. Time compression; 6 The whole picture; 7 Conclusions
